Saul “Canelo” Alvarez became the undisputed super-middleweight champion to unify the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts by defeating Caleb Plant in the 11th round of his bout in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Alvarez, 31, came into the fight with three 168-pound titles (WBC, WBA and WBO), while American Plant, 29, held the IBF title.
After the Mexican left hook Flored Plant, the American defeated the count and was back on his feet – only to be hit by a flurry of punches before hitting the canvas again and the referee stopping the fight.
“I want to thank everyone here tonight,” Alvarez, wearing a golden crown and holding all four belts, said in a post-fight interview in the ring, when a raucous crowd of more than 16,500 fans came to their feet. But stood up.
“It wasn’t easy getting to this point, but with your support my family, my team – we’ve really come a long way. It’s for everyone, especially from Mexico. It’s another one for our team. We did it tonight.” did.”
Alvarez is the first Mexican and sixth fighter to hold all four belts.
Asked if he plans to raise his weight class to 175 pounds, Alvarez said: “We don’t know. We want the rest, we need the rest we deserve.”
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